“A small-time crook threatens to blow up a New York landmark unless his demands for money are met.”

“Two cowpokes aid a young girl whose cattle are being stolen by a crook.”

“When I was walking one day, I came to a crook in the road, and I stood there wondering which way to go.”

“Matthew Shardlake, a crookback lawyer, is an unlikely hero, clever and sensitive and determined to seek the truth.”

“When the battle of warfare begins, it shall be where crookback Richard made his fray.”

“But the boldness of his performance lies in his choosing to play the crookback king as someone who never lets his consciousness get the better of him.”

“And that was before the extent of his crookery became visible to the wider community.”

“Elect me, and crime, crookery, criminality, venality and bad parking will vanish like crossroads dancing.”

“The military-installed government is threatening to extradite him from Britain over other allegations of crookery.”

“The politician's crookedness was eventually exposed when evidence of his deceptive practices came to light.”

“The crookedness of the painting on the wall was evident, as one side hung noticeably lower than the other.”

“The crookedness of the tree branches added an enchanting charm to the forest's twisted beauty.”